Advice and information needed

[afribus]

We are a charity.
We have just started our first of a series of vehicles.
We are converting each double decker into a mobile School and library vehicle. These buses are then being shipped to Africa to work in poverty level villages each bus will comprise of:-

Upper deck
Small sleeping and bathroom area for the two staff that will travel with vehicle.

Small classroom with video facility.

Lower deck
Library
Small computer resource section

Outside
Large canopy from side of bus with drop down sides, to form an outside classroom.


We are seeking any advice, ideas, information or assistance to help us get the first vehicle completed by March 2006.

Please contact AFRI-BUS

[e-mail]
or 07738-664274

[fredwhitworth]

afribus said:

We are a charity. We have just started our first of a series of vehicles.
We are converting each double decker into a mobile School and library vehicle. These buses are then being shipped to Africa to work in poverty level villages (snip)

__. Are you *sure*?? I own a reasonably new double decker bus -- as a hobby. I love it and it's worth it for my needs but I've been amazed at the amount of cost and time it takes to keep it running. You want a tool that you can rely on, not one that's going to need a lot of care. In addition, you're heading off to someplace with minimal maintenance and repair facilities? I'm afraid that all this doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

__. Good luck (I'm afraid you're going to need it).

[afribus]

Dear Fred,

Thanks for your comments.
Yes we are quite sure.

I can understand your worries, But to do its job, the bus will only be travelling about 50 miles each month. So that is not a big requirement even for an old bus, plus having worked in many parts of Africa for over 10 years I know how good the local mechanics are at keeping things going.

When the vehicle does "pack up" we are not to worried, there are plans in place. We just built a concrete bed, park the bus on it, and one village ends up with a semi permanent school.

I wish we could get new buses, but that would make the project financially impossible.


Conversion
Costs we are cutting by obtaining donations of equipment and materials, time, well, with over 50 willing volunteers I think we will get things done fairly quickly.

Good luck, yes I know we will need it,

[doubledeckerdubai]

I wish you all the very best with your plans. I have heard that something similar was done in India too.

[happyhippy]

Do you have any pics of the bus? I'd love to see it ;D

[chris287]

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[garryb]

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